Carny

3/24/2016

Carny is like a documentary inside a film. The movie revolves around the carnies and their day to day operations and personal lives. Jodie Foster stars as Donna, a bored 18 year old small town waitress who dreams of more excitement. One night while attending the local carnival with her jock boyfriend (played by character actor Craig Wasson), she is singled out in the crowd while her boyfriend is engaging in a game of Dunk The Bozo. The Bozo in question is Frankie,played by Gary Busey, who sits in a dunk tank waiting for the 'marks' (victims of hustlers) to throw the balls that hit the spot so that he falls into the water. There are other hustlers too that each run their own game. Keeping everything under control is Patch,played by legendary guitarist and songwriting musician Robbie Robert

8/29/2026

***A runaway girl (Jodie Foster) joins a traveling carnival in Georgia*** Except for a couple of unconvincing parts and an unlikely bit in the last act, “Carny” gives the impression of filmmakers grabbing some cameras and secretly filming at an actual carnival in America. Gary Busey stars, two years after his breakout with “The Buddy Holly Story.” Meanwhile Robbie Robertson, the former main man of The Band, is effective as the owner/manager of the carnival, who seems to have the weight of the world on his back. Both actors were 35yo during shooting, yet Busey’s character, Frankie, says he’s 25 in the film, although he might really be in his late 20s, even early 30s. Robertson’s character, Patch, seems older, like 40. Speaking of Robertson, he shows his natural gift for acting with hi